Future Stories

The Future Stories Art Mobs was carried out for the second time during August 2026 to bring colour and life to the urban spaces of Espoo using the means of art and culture.  The theme for the 2026 Art Mobs was building peace and hope. The emphasis of this year’s selections was on unexpected elements and the use of public urban spaces. We thank the audience and performers of Art Mobs 2026!

• Seuraava pysäkki: Tulevaisuus – osallistava yhteisöanimaatioteos (Next Stop: The Future – A Participatory Community Animation Artwork) – Saara Malmström (external link, opens in a new window)
• Vieraslaji (Alien Species) – Other Nature art series(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Radicalis 1.0 – Noora Juppi(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Toivo asuu täällä (Hope Lives Here) – Sananhaltija (external link, opens in a new window)
• Penkki (The Bench) – TeatteriQo(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Madame T: Pelissä elämä - Let´s spin the Fortune Wheel with Madame T! (Madame T: Life Is the Game – Let’s Spin the Fortune Wheel with Madame T!) – Taina Mäki-Iso(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Lähettiläs – Viestejä toivosta ja rauhasta (The Messenger – Messages of Hope and Peace) – Mammu Rauhala(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Fillaripianisti (The Cycling Pianist) – Fillaripiano (external link, opens in a new window)
• Nuppuensemble: Spa Lounge – Nuppuensemble(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Just Stop – React Public Performances (external link, opens in a new window)
• Kollektiivi Säie: Vastavoima – rauhansopimus luonnon kanssa (Counterforce – A Peace Treaty with Nature) – Kollektiivi Säie(external link, opens in a new window) 
• Rauhanliikekannallepano (Peace Movement Mobilization) – Toisissa tiloissa Collective (external link, opens in a new window)
• Teetä ja biisejä (Tea and Tunes) – Katri O (external link, opens in a new window)

Future Stories took place for the first time in summer 2023 as an environmental artwork located in Espoonlahti. Love Letters to Nature, a collection of five environmental art pieces by the art collective SISU, was inspired by the love letters written by the city’s residents to nature. In 2024, a mural was painted on the Kivenlahti underpass. The piece was created by the art collective Mimmit peinttaa in collaboration with local residents. The purpose of the mural was to make the area more inviting and to prevent intentional vandalism of the tunnel.